NATIONU.S. imposes new sanctions on Iran The Obama administration and Congress moved separately Tuesday to impose new sanctions on Iran to force it to curb its nuclear activities. ( by Joby Warrick , The Washington Post)

Kofi Annan’s legacy gets bruised His failure to get Syria’s regime to agree to a brokered transition leaves a mark on the former U.N. secretary general’s legacy as a diplomatic dealmaker. ( by Colum Lynch at the UNITED NATIONS , The Washington Post)

LOCALThere’s a lesson in the TSP breach Senate testimony indicates federal employees’ money might be safe with the Thrift Saving Plan, but their personal information isn’t — and that includes members of Congress. (, The Washington Post)

Pr. George’s County leader also caregiver for wife In March, few knew the struggle Rushern Baker and his family had been living with for two years: His wife had early onset dementia. Now they see her condition worsening faster than they thought. ( by Miranda S. Spivack , The Washington Post)

Police release video of Ripken abduction suspect The man who police say abducted the 74-year-old mother of Oriole great Cal Ripken Jr. was filmed on a surveillance video walking into and out of a store in Anne Arundel County. ( by Peter Hermann , The Washington Post)

POLITICSHow will Romney’s trip abroad affect the election? As Mitt Romney wraps up his trip abroad, a series of negative headlines has raised questions about the trip’s effectiveness for the presidential hopeful - even within his own party. (, The Washington Post)

Ted Cruz wins Texas GOP primary The tea party says his defeat of the state’s lieutenant governor is the movement’s biggest victory this year. ( by Paul Kane , The Washington Post)

There’s a lesson in the TSP breach Senate testimony indicates federal employees’ money might be safe with the Thrift Saving Plan, but their personal information isn’t — and that includes members of Congress. (, The Washington Post)

Pr. George’s County leader also caregiver for wife In March, few knew the struggle Rushern Baker and his family had been living with for two years: His wife had early onset dementia. Now they see her condition worsening faster than they thought. ( by Miranda S. Spivack , The Washington Post)

Dressage riders seek to show sport is more than ‘horse prancing’ The prospect of a presidential hopeful’s horse competing for Olympic gold has brought the nation’s dressage lovers from their barns to defend an obscure sport now known, thanks to Stephen Colbert, as “competitive horse prancing.” ( by Frances Stead Sellers , The Washington Post)

Shooting: A sport with a serious issue Unlike many other athletes, Olympic champion Kim Rhode and other sport shooters must deal with unfortunate associations: guns and violence. ( by Katherine Boyle , The Washington Post)

BUSINESSRomney tax plan would help the rich, study finds The Republican candidate’s proposed overhaul of the tax code would result in cuts for the wealthiest Americans and higher tax bills for the rest. ( by Lori Montgomery , The Washington Post)

Shock therapy to avoid scams The annual list of the top 10 consumer complaints is out, and it features familiar scams. (, The Washington Post)

Fed under pressure to act on economy The Federal Reserve is likely to say it would keep interest rates low through 2015, signaling that the central bank’s leaders expect U.S. unemployment to remain high for that period, economists say. ( by Zachary A. Goldfarb , The Washington Post)

No principal reductions for Fannie, Freddie Head of oversight agency says potential benefit of reducing mortgage values is too small and uncertain for government-chartered firms. ( by Brady Dennis and Zachary A. Goldfarb , The Washington Post)

SPORTSFish perseveres to advance Mardy Fish overcomes a gimpy ankle and a wavering confidence to win 12 of his last 15 games to bounce Bjorn Phau from the Citi Open. ( by Matt Breen , The Washington Post)

Tillman, Davis spark O’s past Yankees Chris Davis’s first career grand slam sparks a seven-run second inning as the Orioles beat the Yankees again in New York. ( by Eduardo A. Encina , The Washington Post)

Reserves spark U.S. men to rout of Tunisia The Americans get their expected blowout and fans get the show they came to see in the 110-63 win over Tunisia, but only after U.S. Coach Mike Krzyzewski started his reserves to open the second half. ( Associated Press , The Washington Post)

Strasburg torched, Nats shut out Stephen Strasburg allows six runs in only four innings and seems shockingly vulnerable as Philadelphia thumps Washington. ( by Adam Kilgore , The Washington Post)

Simply flawless when it counted COLUMN | The U.S. women’s gymnastics team might be small in stature, but it came up huge in Tuesday’s team competition. (, The Washington Post)

Surface tablet to launch Oct. 26 It’s the same day Microsoft releases the Windows 8 operating system, as noted in the company’s annual report to the SEC. ( by VentureBeat.com , VentureBeat.com)

Google adds Hangouts to Gmail With the new feature, Gmail users will be able to video chat with not only other Gmail users, but friends on Google +. ( by Ricardo Bilton | VentureBeat.com , VentureBeat.com)

U.S. imposes new sanctions on Iran The Obama administration and Congress moved separately Tuesday to impose new sanctions on Iran to force it to curb its nuclear activities. ( by Joby Warrick , The Washington Post)

September 2012

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